Chapter 121: Chapter 103: Solo Kill_1
For ordinary people, the bigger the monster, the harder it is to deal with. But for players, it’s just the opposite.
Within Star Ocean Online, there are numerous gigantic monsters. Yet, these monsters are basically no challenge for players.
The reason is simple. If the opponent is too big, just follow Sun Wukong’s approach and go inside its stomach.
After all, in “Journey to the West”, Wukong would simply dive into the belly of any monster that he found difficult to defeat, including creatures such as Black Bear Spirit, Princess Iron Fan, and Yellow Brow Monster. Players seemed to have learned this technique from Wukong. Even if they don’t possess Wukong’s Seventy-two Transformations ability, they still dare to wreak havoc from inside the monster’s belly.
Of course, ordinary people jumping into a monster’s stomach usually means they travel one way to the afterlife. But the Power Armors of players are standard space combat equipment capable of surviving in a vacuum. Thus, going inside a creature’s stomach isn’t really a big deal for them. On the contrary, what players hate dealing with the most are smaller foes that are incredibly fast and powerful…. those are truly troublesome enemies for players.
As a lone wolf player, Duanmu Huai has soloed hundreds, if not thousands, of large monsters, some of which are so large they can treat planets like candies and have their own internal ecosystem.
In comparison, dealing with Fafner is relatively simple. That’s why Duanmu Huai was actually relieved when he saw the size of Fafner.
Just like the demons in Journey to the West, no matter how badass you are, what can you do if I crawl into your stomach?
Are you really going to harm yourself?
Are you really going to hit your own stomach with Dragon Breath?
So, Duanmu Huai deliberately provoked Fafner. As it inhaled, Duanmu Huai changed his gravitational direction using his Gravity Gloves and directly “fell” into the Evil Dragon’s gaping maw.
However, for Fafner, this was utterly disgusting.
Imagine this, you open your mouth to yawn and a fly suddenly swarms into your mouth. That feeling is as disgusting as it gets.
Not to mention, Duanmu Huai is much more troublesome than any ordinary fly.
“Hey, let the show begin!”
The moment he rushed into the dragon’s mouth, Duanmu Huai quickly activated his Chainsaw Sword and fiercely slashed at the giant dragon’s upper jaw!
The rapidly spinning Chainsaw Sword instantly cut a bloody gash in Fafner’s upper jaw, and Duanmu Huai driven forward, plunging the Chainsaw Sword straight into the throat of the beast!
Understandably, this pain made Fafner scream in anguish. However, Fafner wasn’t completely helpless. Soon after, Duanmu Huai felt a surge of intense heat from deep within Fafner’s throat. Seeing the rise in temperature, Duanmu Huai hurriedly rolled sideways underneath Fafner’s tongue. Immediately after, a torrent of fiery Dragon Breath roared out towards the sky, but had no effect other than heating the empty air.
“You’re really fired-up. Let me help you cool down.”
Duanmu Huai quickly pulled out two grenades from his waist and threw them straight into Fafner’s esophagus.
“Now, let’s give you a stomach perforation!!”
With the explosion of the grenades inside the dragon’s stomach, Fafner’s cries of pain reached new heights. It quickly opened its mouth and extended a claw towards it, trying to dig out Duanmu Huai. However, Duanmu Huai wasn’t foolish enough to let himself be manipulated. Just after throwing the grenades, he swung his Chainsaw Sword and made an opening in Fafner’s throat, and darted inside.
Under normal circumstances, when you crawl inside a monster’s body, you usually go downwards. If you want to destroy the enemy from the inside, you would typically target the heart or the brain. However, in most cases, players would only target the brain.
The reason is simple. Monsters with large bodies also have different internal structures. You can’t be sure that it has only one heart like the typical monsters. Moreover, if you aim for the body, the enemy will have more room to maneuver. Some powerful creatures with strong regenerative powers might even tear open their own bellies to remove the player.
But the head is different. For most creatures, the head is the most vital part. If a player gets into the skull, the creature is virtually helpless.
Moreover, the destruction of vital brain tissues can also achieve the goal of killing the enemy.
The whirling Chainsaw Sword tore through flesh and bone, and Duanmu Huai kept pushing forward deep into the brain with the Chainsaw Sword in hand. Clearly, he could feel the external jolting of Fafner, indicating that its unbearable pain had driven it nearly mad.
It is also natural. Imagine a bug flying into your mouth while you are yawning, then tearing through your flesh and drilling into your brain, pushing deeper and deeper. The pain is simply indescribable. Unfortunately for Fafner, no matter what it does now, it can’t force Duanmu Huai out of its head—unless it destroyed its own brain.
But that would basically be suicide.
However, doing this alone can be a bit boring.
Duanmu Huai put down the Chainsaw Sword, thought for a moment, then gave a snap of his fingers. Several Mechanical Soldiers began to appear around him out of thin air.
“Branch out and dig in any direction you want.”
After the command was given, the Mechanical Soldiers scattered and began to tear apart and dig through the muscles and bones, just like how one would dig a tunnel.
Meanwhile, on the city walls, Ann, Greiya, and the others were dumbfounded.
Just now, when Fafner opened its mouth readying its Dragon Breath, Duanmu Huai suddenly leapt into its gaping maw. This stunned everyone for a moment. But then what happened next was even more unbelievable— the formerly formidable Evil Dragon, was now rolling around on the ground in agony. Its tail frantically swept across the battlefield in concert with its gigantic body.
The situation on the side of Manaria Royal City was still manageable since the mages had already set up a magic barrier to protect against Fafner’s thrashing tail. However, the Evil Dragons surrounding Fafner didn’t expect their leader to suddenly go berserk. Caught off-guard, they were sent flying left and right. The Dragon Beasts on the ground were crushed into a puddle of flesh by Fafner’s massive thrashing body.
At this moment, Fafner had collapsed again, his front claws desperately gripping his head, violently slamming it against the ground. The once fearful Evil Dragon now looked utterly pitiful.
“What… what did the knight do to it?”
Ann, watching Fafner claw and tear at its own flesh, doesn’t know what to say. The scene was like something out of a horrific movie.
“So this is the power of the knight…”
Even Lorena looks white as a sheet, not knowing what to do. The soldiers on the city walls were also at a loss. They should be attacking the Evil Dragon now, eliminating it once and for all. But they felt… sorry for the Evil Dragon King.
Suddenly, Fafner got up again, his eyes blood-red, glaring maliciously at the Manaria Royal City in front of him.
“Die, all of you die, aaahhhhhhh!!!”
With a roar, Fafner charged straight at the royal city again!
“Not good, all mages, pour your magic power into the Magic Barrier, now!!”
Seeing this, the King of Manaria was startled. He didn’t know what Duanmu Huai had done to the Evil Dragon, but he knew for sure, it was planning to bring down the whole city with it!
The Evil Dragon was much larger than the city. If a direct breakthrough was allowed, the entire city would be destroyed!!
Hearing the king’s order, all mages raised their hands instantly, covering the whole city with a shimmering blue magic barrier.
Yet, at that moment, Fafner, charging towards the city, suddenly stumbled and fell, as if it had lost its balance. But the giant dragon’s terrifying momentum carried it forward, crashing straight into the city walls.
The dragon, head taller than the city walls, rammed directly into the Magic Barrier. With the impact, the barrier, formed from the combined magical energy of all the mages of Manaria, began to shudder.
“Distribute magic power from elsewhere to the impact zone — we must not allow a breach in the barrier!”
Anns raised her hand to maintain the Magic Barrier while shouting commands. Fafner’s momentum was so powerful, the protective barrier was practically at its limit after the hit. Even though she was trying her best to sustain it, she could feel the magic power rapidly draining.
Is this the terrifying power of Fafner?
Clenching her teeth and raising both hands, Ann felt a chill inside her. The city’s protective barrier was nearly overloaded from just one hit. Could they really withstand such a force?
Almost as if responding to her uncertainty, the barrier shattered and Fafner’s head slammed into the city wall, shattering the towering, robust city wall on impact. Fafner’s head broke into the city.
However, this was Fafner’s last stand. After its head crashed through the city walls, it seemed that the impact from Fafner finally ceased. It lay there in silence.
By the way, Fafner’s Evil Dragon Legion had either been killed in the mayhem or fled, leaving no trace.
Once again, the classic villain’s “when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter” principle was proven true.
No one dared to approach until they were sure that Fafner would not move again. Then they cautiously approached the gaping hole in the city wall and peered at Fafner’s fallen body.
In response to Ann’s question, Greiya shook her head in confusion. She could see Fafner’s snout still twitching, still breathing. Its eyes were also open, but they were vacant, as if it had lost all consciousness.
What on earth is going on?
As they all stood in confusion, Fafner suddenly trembled and then slowly closed its eyes, stopping its breathing.
The ear-splitting noise drew their attention to Fafner’s chest. A stream of blood quietly appeared, like a waterfall of blood spraying out. Then, from that cascade of blood, emerged a large figure holding a Chainsaw Sword, covered in blood from head to toe.
As if a Demon God emerging from hell itself.
Noticing the gazes of Ann and the others, the blood-drenched figure raised a hand in a wave.
“Yo, finally got it done.”
Duanmu Huai then removed his helmet and spoke.